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Both motor imagery and action observation training, either alone or in combination with physical practice, have been shown to improve some clinical variables of interest such as strength and motor control. However, this has not yet been investigated in the pelvic floor musculature.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic exercise plus motor imagery | Experimental |
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| Therapeutic exercise plus action observation | Experimental |
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| Therapeutic exercise | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Therapeutic exercise plus motor imagery | Behavioral | Therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic exercise and strengthening exercise) to which is added a motor imagery intervention (which consists of imagining the same movements but not performing them for real). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| maximal pelvic floor muscle strength (measured in grams and with the phenix device) | Three measurements of maximal pelvic floor strength shall be performed with an intracavitary probe and the mean of the three measurements of maximal pelvic floor muscle strength shall be considered. | pre-intervention (T0), at one week after the intervention (T1) and at two weeks after starting the intervention (post-intervention (T2)). |
| Algometry for assessing pressure pain thresholds (Pain sensitivity) | An algometer shall be used to assess pain thresholds to pressure, i.e. squeezing so that pressure is converted into pain at four points. Two points in the symphysis pubis area, one point in the lumbar area and one point near the tibial tuberosity. | pre-intervention (T0), at one week after the intervention (T1) and at two weeks after starting the intervention (post-intervention (T2)). |
| Motor control of the lumbopelvic area assessed with a biofeedback device. | A protocol to assess lumbopelvic dissociation (i.e. moving the legs without moving the lower back) of both legs of the participants will be performed with a biofeedback device that assesses the pressure exerted on the lower back during leg mobilisation (in mmHg). | pre-intervention (T0), at one week after the intervention (T1) and at two weeks after starting the intervention (post-intervention (T2)). |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ferran Cuenca MartÃnez | Valencia | 46017 | Spain |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005081 | Exercise Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D000359 | Aftercare |
| D003266 | Continuity of Patient Care |
| D005791 | Patient Care |
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| Therapeutic exercise plus action observation | Behavioral | Therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic exercise and strengthening exercise) to which is added an action observation intervention (which consists of observing the same movements but not performing them for real). |
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| Therapeutic exercise | Behavioral | Therapeutic exercise programme (aerobic exercise and strengthening exercise) to which is added a sham action observation intervention (which consists of observing planets in space). |
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| D013812 |
| Therapeutics |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |